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avi files in windows media player

post #1 of 6
4/19/07 at 5:09pm
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I' ve tried few different ones, I have "download codec automaticaly" selected, but they just won't play properly. WM treats them as music files. You can hear the music/tone normaly, but there is no picture. Please advise.

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post #2 of 6
4/19/07 at 5:36pm
Try googling "vista codecs installation"
find this package and install it. See if that works.
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post #3 of 6
4/19/07 at 9:24pm
"AVI"'s merely a container, you have to have the right codec for the specific type of video you're watching. a number of codecs arent available as automatic downloads, you gotta go find them
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post #4 of 6
4/20/07 at 3:16am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hastypete
Try googling "vista codecs installation"
find this package and install it. See if that works.

Oh, I forgot to mention, I've installed it earlier (Vista Codecs V437), but when I tried to play some of the files, I got the message "Windows Media Player has stopped working"... etc. Changing security settings (internet) didn't help.

All files play nicely on my XP computer....

Thanks for any suggestion...

(And yes - I'm quite aware there are different codecs involved - I do video editing myself, and files captured with my camera work fine, those that don't are sent to me by friends or downloaded...)
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post #5 of 6
4/20/07 at 9:03pm
get the GSpot Codec Appliance and see what the files are specifically encoded in then
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post #6 of 6
4/21/07 at 3:46pm
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When I check properties (on my XP comp) of all files that won't play under Vista, for Video Codec it says: Nero DVD Decoder. Should I install Nero on that comp? It came preloaded wih some other DVD burner software that I haven't tried yet....

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